Macalester professor Dr. Ahmed Samatar will be in Grand Marais June 7th to present "Escape from Hell: What now for Somali Americans?" In this interview, WTIP's Marnie McMillan speaks with Dr. Samatar about some of the struggles Somalis face living in the U.S. and the push factors that led Somalis to leave their country and move to the U.S..

The presentation will take place at 4 p.m. at the Cook County Higher Education campus. It is co-sponsered by Cook County Higher Education and Great Decisions.